Means for applying match-ignition material to book-matches, &amp;c.



M- PAR'DON.

mums run APPLYING rmcu mmnouymngnm to 800K mncues, m.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I5 "I51 Patented Nov. 27,

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M. PARIDON.

MEANS FOR APPLYING MATCH IGNITION MATERIAL TO BOOK MATCHES, 6w.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15. l lfi.

fo -1]] Ill M. PARIDON. MEANS FOR APPLYING HATCH IGNITION MATERIAL TO BOOK MATCHES, 64c.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I5, I9I6- Patented Nov. 27, 1917.

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avoiding any liabilityv of depositin their lower paint with a stroke in an'opposite direction" to that of the first element, thus efficiently coating the fold from end to .end and yet ii'po'n the'inner surface of of the fold.

'The rotary paint-applying elements preferably embody two brush structures cQm? prisi segmental brush-portions 11, 11 of appropriate width and length arranged on the eripheries ofdiscal bodies fast on parallel shafts-l3 having their bearings in spaced-poster which are'secured'to a suita le standard-15; These posts are provided withbracket extensions 16 which support a track section 17 for the carrier; g T1 Beneath the paths described by the respective brushes during their rotation are rollers 18' which are mounted to rotate with ortions within a vessel' 19 containing the ignition compositionor paint. The rollersare carried by shafts 20 having their hearings in the posts 14, which rollers the leading end in their rotation, carry up a quantity of,

paint from the vessel into the paths of the brushes, and the latter in their downward and upward travel sweep upon the peripheries of the respective rollers and take therefrom suflici'ent paint for ap lication to the cover folds of the matchboo is. y

I with-"adjacent gears 26 fast onshafts- 27 1 which mesh wit The rollers and'brushes may be concurrently rotated by any suitable mechanism. Inithe presentinstance each of the brush shafts 13 is provided at one endwith a gear wheel- 225 and each of the roller shafts 20 is provided witha similar wheel 23. Aflixed to apost 2i adjacent the vessel are two fstud shafts carrying co-a-ctin'gidler gears 25 which mesh with the respective gears 23 on the roller shafts. 'The latter gears mesh having-their bearings-in'boxeson posts 28 rising-from the standard 15; These shafts 2Tare flalso'equi ped with gear wheels 26 the gears 22 on therespectivebrushshafts. One of the shafts 27 bears a sprocket wheel 29 which is connected with and driven from 'a suitable source'oft power, and-hence the entire car tram is driven in such a manner that t ejrollers 1 8 are concertedly rotated opposite direc= t-i'ons to "each other andthe-brnshe's 11; 11

simiIarIywin opposite directions to each other, as indicated by theyarrows in Fig. 13.

[Onone of the brush shafts 13 is a gear."- IH wheel 30 which extends through an open- .0

ing-BI in the" floor Of'thfi track section 17 and meshes with. the adjacent teeth of the carrier,

- tinu0usly.. i The' 're1a tion of the brushes to each other and to'the links of the carrier. are such that provided wit thereby impelling the latter con-- COVBI' Fig 7 and in it s travel with' thetfold applies acoat of paint to that parti-of'the's lirface .of the. fold between the points a-and b ,-.and

that as the partiallyaintedfold passes over the second'brush 11' the-latter in a rotation impinges against the body of the fold, as at the -point-f05 Fig.-' 8',=andinits travel,- which isin a direction "o'po'site to that of the fold, applies a coat '0 paint" successive painting operation fo to thesurfaceo'f th'e fold-ilbetweenfitha covers, "during the continuous -operati on of the machine the rotating segmental brushes, escaping-the spaces between" a d; acent books.-

After leaving-the paint-a p mechanism' the books ;are' carried in a I vertical path-by the carrier" suitably-dis osedlower and upp'er guide w eels: 33; 34

their bearings-in brackets ".36' on the us" frame posts 37 of the maoliine'f-1Adjacent' the ascending: runof [the carrier I-Zhave mounted simple and efli'cientmeans-' .f or:'-ef- -spectively for the carrier being provided? These wheels are borne by'gshaftsBehavingf us fectin the uniform distribution gofithe-wet paint upon the cover folds of 'tlre'itravelrj ing books, in order that 'thepaintqwhenjdry shall present asmooth and -.even "IllthlZQlIi-i strikingsurface. 'Snch'paint-distributing ron means, in. its preferred f rm, comprises ;'a pendantarm 38 which .-is :pivoted at its up;v I per end to a -bra'cket39 011' E Oj1]l'0f'l 3l18 sup- I I porting-bposts iif f so that-the.Iowerfportion crab y" in the-form of thrush-=40; whichi i's- 0 disposed *tha-t by the l vibratory action-."of

a spreadin jefie'ct against-thepainted sure 1' faces of t I e I succee .'-1n atch;booksjj and. thus nsure the-:even; istrihutloni of-:=the

iii the drawings; that: is tosay-,: tlieffaiin is the "arm thefbrushzis caiisedgto impingefwith 1 paint as above'mentionedii: Although-any Suitable:m'eansi-Inay'beemployedfor vibrating the arm, Ii-prefento; employfo'r this" f purpose devices of the characteriillus'trate'd j va suitably-disposed; antifriction roller 41 with: which -1 -c 1-'ac4;s the .toothed or serreted periphery JOf..?h' f;wHeel- 42 fast'- on-.the shaft'35 of the' upper: guide 12s wheel;- said roller being maintained yield- 'ingly :ine'contact withthe: wheel .42 byii'nea'n's of a lsuitably-d'isposed retracting fspring. e3; The uppers-wheel 34 is rotated by the fricchain, and hence the'motion.is -transmittedtional cont-act therewith Of-the traveling I fythnough the upper i shaft iiato the todthed wheel. iii sinceithlis wheel is relatively large ipressed roller, and, vperforce, the arm ain-d Ishoiwn and descni-bedtoexemplify thej'prin- {ciple of my' inventionf as such mechanisms ofthe appended claims,

may be variously modified'within the scope "I claim I,

I l. Thecomblnz'ition, with means for concurrently Ffeedin'g a succession of llat surfacedarticles, of means for applying" tion material to the corresponding surfaces of the succeeding traveling articles, said means comprising a plurality of materialapplying elements arranged in'spaced relation to eachother adjacent the path of such surfaces, and means for moving said ele ments in opposite directions to each other and in synchronism with tlietraveling ar- "ticlesywhereby one element contactswith each article at or near the leading endof the latter and travels therewith so as to applya partial coat of ignition material to the adjacent surface of the article, and

point between the ends of the article and travelsoppositely thereto so as to the coating of the surface. 2. The combination, with means for con- 1 currently feeding a succession of flat-surfaced articles, of means for applying ignition material to the corresponding surfaces of the succeeding traveling articles, said"- meanscomprising a plurality of material-' applying. elements mounted to rotate in y 1 spaced relation to each other adjacent the path of such surfaces,- and means for rotating saidelements in opposite directions to each other and in synchronism [with "the 1 traveling articles,whereby one elementcon I 1 tacts with each articleat or nearethe leading end-of the latter and travels therewith so aSto-apply'a partial coat'of ignition ma terial to the adjacent surface of the, article, and the other element subsequently contacts a with" each partially-coated surface at apoint' betweenthe ends of the article and travels oppositely thereto so as to Completethe c cogtilfi of the surface. a i

efcombination, with means for con-' currently; feeding a, succession of flat-sun faced articles, of means for applying igni- =tion material to thecorresponding surfaces of the succeeding traveling articles, said" means comprising aplurality of segmental r material-applying elements mounted to ro-' a tate' in'spaced relation to each otheradjavcent the path of such s rfaces, andmeans complete.

for rotating said "elements inopposite di- 1 i with the traveling artitles, whereby I one eleof the 9 article, f and the-other element subsequently contactswith each partially coated 1 -surface ata p'oint betweenthe ends bf-the -rectio'ns toeach other and in synchronism article and travels oppositely thereto so es f 'tocomplete the coating of the surface.

l. The combinationfwith means for concurrently feeding a succession offiat-surfaced articles, of means for applying ignition jrha-terial to the correspondingsur'faces of --tliesi'iccleedinp; travelingarticles, saidmeans comprising a plurality of rotary segmental I i brushes arrangedlin spaced relation to each other adjacent the path of such surfaces,

acontainer for ignition material, means for conveying;v such material to the paths of thefrespective brushes, means for actuating the conveying means, and means for rotating said brushes in opposite directions to each other and in synchronism with the traveling articles, whereby one, brush con' tacts with the adjacent surface 'of each"a,r

ticle at or near the leading end of the latter p i and travels therewith in a manner to apply the other element subsequently contacts with each partially-coated surface at a a partial coat of ignition' lnaterial to the article, and the other brushflsubsequently contacts with each partially coated sur face and travels oppositely thereto in a manner to complete thejcoatin'gof the su rface; i

5. The combination with a'carrier for succession of'separa'ted matchbookaof'segf mental brushes arranged in'spaced relation" to each other, and means forrotating said brushes in opposite directionsjto each-other and in synchronism with the carrier, where said brushesact upon each of th travel-5'1 ing' books and escape the spaces therebetween, one brush contacting; with. each book ator near the 'leadingen'd of the. latter and a traveling, therewithso as to apply, a (partial coatof ignition material to "the a jacent surface ofthe book and the other brush sub a 11a; 1'

sequently contacting, with each partially coated-surface at a. point'between theends p y of'thebook and travelingoppositel'y thereto so as to complete the coating of thefsurignition material to said-brushes; y.

face, together with means for; supplying a succession of separated' match books,"of geg I:

mental brushes arran, ;ed in "spaced relation 1 to each other,,and means for rotatinggsaidbrushes in opposite directions to each other and in .synchronism withthe car'riervizhereby said brushes act upon each'of the traveling books and escape the spaces, 'therebetween, one brush contactingwith each book at or near the leading end of the latterand traveling therewith so as to apply a partial coat of ignition material to the adjacent surface of the book and the other brush subsequently contacting with each partiallycoated book at a point between the ends of the book and traveling oppositely thereto so as to complete the coating of the surface, a container for ignition material, rollers for conveying such material to the paths of the respective brushes, and means for rotating said rollers.

7. The combination with'a flexible carrier for a succession of articles, and guide wheels for the carrler, of means for applying a MICHAEL 'PARIDON.

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